Amad is expected to be handed the chance to impress Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag this summer - but Tony Mowbray has not given up hope of bringing him back to Sunderland next season. The Ivory Coast international has spent the season on loan with the Black Cats and has been a huge hit in the Championship, helping the club mount a play-off challenge which will come to a head on Monday when they secure a top-six finish on the final day of the season if they win at Preston and other results go their way.
But if Sunderland miss out on the play-offs, the trip to Deepdale could be Amad's last outing for the club because he will go back to Old Trafford at the end of the season is due to go on Manchester United's pre-season tour of America where ten Hag will get the chance to assess him first-hand. He could decide to keep him and use him next season, or allow him out on loan again.
Mowbray would be keen to bring Amad back to Sunderland next season regardless of which division they are competing in but there are no guarantees, although the subject was discussed when Manchester United's loan manager Les Parry visited the Academy of Light this week. "I think Man United are happy [with his loan at Sunderland], but I think the next step is for them to take him on pre-season to America," said Mowbray.
